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Re: Steam engine questions

« Reply #20 on: 15/11/2022 23:49:41 »

Quote from: alancalverd on 15/11/2022 23:09:30

So you want to run a marine steam engine from a wind turbine? Why not just use a sail and save a lot of weight?

Way ahead of you

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Re: Steam engine questions

« Reply #21 on: 16/11/2022 00:24:56 »

I guess I go build famous Nicola Tesla wheel with 500 magnets on it and 50km long wire coil.

Shoot, will need lot of wire.

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Re: Steam engine questions

« Reply #22 on: 16/11/2022 10:31:52 »

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swedish-firm-wind-powered-cargo-ships

Indeed

https://www.rmg.co.uk/cutty-sark

been there, done that. And at 17.5 kt she was faster than any steamship in the 19th century.

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Re: Steam engine questions

« Reply #23 on: 20/11/2022 16:41:12 »

Quote from: alancalverd on 16/11/2022 10:31:52

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swedish-firm-wind-powered-cargo-ships

Indeed

https://www.rmg.co.uk/cutty-sark

been there, done that. And at 17.5 kt she was faster than any steamship in the 19th century.

And very considerably smaller.

Quote from: vdblnkr34 on 16/11/2022 00:24:56

I guess I go build famous Nicola Tesla wheel with 500 magnets on it and 50km long wire coil.

Shoot, will need lot of wire.

133 quid per 7km

https://brocott.co.uk/0-315mm-enamelled-copper-winding-wire-10kg/

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Re: Steam engine questions

« Reply #24 on: 25/12/2022 13:09:25 »

Also tesla build his secondary coils using metal wires.

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